http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/12/the-ba-is-b-a-d/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:27:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/12/the-ba-is-b-a-d/#comment-4661 Claus Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:10:07 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1183#comment-4661 While Murray may have a point about the relevance of some BA's, I worry about his well-publicized claim that "large numbers of people...do not possess adequate ability to achieve the goal." He generally has far too little to say about unequal opportunities to succeed in higher education and seems too sanguine about the dangers of institutionalizing these inequities. While Murray may have a point about the relevance of some BA’s, I worry about his well-publicized claim that “large numbers of people…do not possess adequate ability to achieve the goal.” He generally has far too little to say about unequal opportunities to succeed in higher education and seems too sanguine about the dangers of institutionalizing these inequities.

]]> http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/12/the-ba-is-b-a-d/#comment-4647 Travis A. Wittwer Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:21:57 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1183#comment-4647 When I exited high school, the vision of a BA was all that I had; it was required for teaching so I went and did it. Then, after teaching a few years, I realized how thin the BA really is. The MA was the next step as I could tailor it to fit the desired interests and found that to be a better version/vision of education. Currently, I am a NBCT and found that to be the pinnacle of my pursuits. Perhaps a PHD later. Who knows. However, I agree with the post in that what is done in college may not be the best way to do it. Thanks for throwing that idea out there. http://www.storiesfromschool.org/ When I exited high school, the vision of a BA was all that I had; it was required for teaching so I went and did it. Then, after teaching a few years, I realized how thin the BA really is. The MA was the next step as I could tailor it to fit the desired interests and found that to be a better version/vision of education. Currently, I am a NBCT and found that to be the pinnacle of my pursuits. Perhaps a PHD later. Who knows. However, I agree with the post in that what is done in college may not be the best way to do it. Thanks for throwing that idea out there.
http://www.storiesfromschool.org/

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